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Lijiang, Yunnan, is another popular tourist city. Whether you are a Wenqing or a tourist, or a small freshman, you must have been to Lijiang, and you are likely to have been there more than once.
To Lijiang, in addition to Lijiang Ancient City and Shuhe Ancient Town, Mufu must be the third must-visit attraction. After all, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is high above sea level and is not suitable for everyone.
The gate of Lijiang Mufu
Lijiang Mufu Mufu is the official residence of the Mushi of Lijiang, but it has no less grandeur and luxury than the residence of any prince and nobleman, and it is different from hundreds of various toast houses in the country. Even Xu Xiake, a well-informed geographer and writer, exclaimed: "The beauty of the palace is intended to be the king."
Xu Xiake: The beauty of the palace, intended to be the king
Why is that? This also needs to start with its builder, Mu de. Mude (1304-1390 AD) was the first Han prefect of the Naxi tribe in Lijiang, originally named Ajia Ade, in the last year of the Yuan Dynasty, his father Ari Ajia died of illness, and he succeeded his father as the prefect of Tong'an Prefecture. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1362 AD), Zhu Yuanzhang sent Lan Yu, Mu Ying, and others to pacify Yunnan, and Ajia Ade led the soldiers and civilians to join the Ming army, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy, and gave his surname to his Han surname Mu surname. Since then, the official surname of Lijiang is Mu, and the surname of the people is He.
There are fourteen people in Lijiang Mushi Toast from Muqi to Muyi at the end of the Ming Dynasty, in order of Mude, Muchu, Mutu, Musen, Mujian, Mutai, Muding, Mugong, Mugao, Mudong, Muwang, Muqing, Muzeng, and Muyi. Mu's Toast maintained prosperity and stability for more than two hundred years due to a series of political, economic, and military policies and measures that were in line with the local realities at that time, coupled with the support of the Ming Dynasty. It should be noted that the Mu clan toasts of the past have been very admired and paid attention to learning the Central Plains Han culture, and many poets have emerged among them. Among them, Mu Gong's works were included in the "Four Libraries Complete Book" and "Collection of Poetry of the Lie dynasty", and Yang Shen had a good evaluation of his poetry, and its influence was as far as the Central Plains. Mu Zeng's five extant poetry collections, his poems have been praised and promoted by The Ming Dynasty cultural masters Qian Qianyi, Dong Qichang, Zhou Yanru, Ren, Xu Xiake and others. He can also fill in the words and compose ten self-composed songs, showing a comprehensive and profound literary foundation.
Mude once traveled all over the Central Plains and was struck by the splendor of the Forbidden City in Beijing. He also personally went to the then capital Nanjing to offer gifts and met Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, when he built the toast prefect's mansion, it was completely modeled on the style of central plains architecture, which is rare among many toast houses. Of course, Mufu also retains some of its own architectural features: it sits not in the north to the south but in the west and east, "to meet the rising sun and get the atmosphere"; although it is noble and a place, it is not built in the center of the city, but is located in a corner of the ancient city, from the back mountain of the Mufu can bring the entire ancient city house into the line of sight; it uses the Yulong Snow Mountain to build a ditch, so that the living water in the house is always flowing.
Look down on mufu from the back hill
Mufu was built in the early Ming Dynasty, covering an area of more than 100 acres, most of the buildings were destroyed in the war at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the earthquake in 1996 was seriously damaged again, and now the Mufu we see is rebuilt after the earthquake, covering an area of 46 acres, less than half of the original.
Wooden House
When visiting Mufu, we cannot fail to mention two famous Central Plains people in the Ming Dynasty, both of whom had close contacts with Mu's Toast. One is, of course, the aforementioned famous traveler, geographer, and writer Xu Xiake. Xu Xiake, a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, spent twenty-two months in Yunnan, where he was warmly received by Mu Zeng, the master of Mufu at the time, and sent someone to escort him home, and the two formed a deep friendship. The "Diary of You Dian" in "Xu Xia's Travels" has more than 200,000 words, occupying a very important position in the entire travelogue.
The local Xuxiake Research Association is located in Mufu
The other is Yang Shen, whose "Linjiang Immortals Rolling Water in the East of the Yangtze River" can be described as a household name. In the Mufu Protector Hall, we see a plaque that reads "For the City of The Nation", which reads "New Capital Yang Shen Title". Yang Shen (1488-1559 AD), zi yong xiu, number Sheng'an, Sichuan Xindu people, Mendi prominent, his father Yang Tinghe was the first assistant (zai chancellor) of the Ming Wuzong and Sejong dynasties, he himself thought of people since childhood, diligent and studious, at the age of 23, that is, high school title, official Hanlin editing. During the Ming Jiajing period, in a power struggle that lasted seven years and was called "The Great Ceremony" by historians, it finally ended in the defeat of the cabinet ministers, Yang Tinghe was convicted, cut his citizenship to the people, Yang Shen was outraged by Emperor Shizong for his outspoken advice, and was twice killed in ten days by the court staff, almost died, and was later cut down from his surname to Yongchangwei (now Baoshan, Yunnan). Yang Shen lived in Dian for more than thirty years, died in Shudi, and his footprints almost covered the whole province of Yunnan, during which he visited mountains and rivers, wrote books and lectures, spread culture, and made great contributions to the development of Yunnan culture. "The weather is as long as February and March, and the flowers and branches are constantly springing", he used these two verses to summarize the climatic characteristics of Kunming's four seasons like spring. In "Three Absolute Spring Hopes", Yang Shen named "Spring City" for the first time: "Spring City wind objects are close to the Lantern Festival, and the willow curtains cover the bridge." To bring the return date to the gods, the Purple Gu lights are depressed. "The beautiful name of Spring City has been well-known at home and abroad since then.
The Hall of the Protector of the Dharma, the plaque "For the City of The Nation" was inscribed by Yang Shen
Visiting Mufu, we not only saw the splendor and magnificence of the toast of the southwest ethnic minority of the motherland, but also felt the love and yearning of Mu's toast for the culture of the Central Plains, and also witnessed the deep friendship between the people of the frontier and the people of the Central Plains. This can obviously bring us some very important lessons.